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• Designs Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Designs (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002, the bill repeals the

  Designs Act 1906

  and implements a new registration system for industrial designs. Also contains transitional and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Other Measures) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  in relation to payment of Medicare benefits for diagnostic imaging services. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Transport and Regional Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981

  and

  Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993

  to increase the monetary liability and compensation for pollution damage resulting from the escape or discharge of “persistent oil” (heavy oils which do not evaporate readily) from oil tankers;

  Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

  to prohibit the disposal from a ship into the sea of incinerator ashes from plastic products which may contain toxic or heavy metal residues; allow garbage disposal placards to be written in Spanish (rather than English or French); and convert penalties from monetary amounts to penalty units.

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to clarify that stevedoring operators are not permitted to collude in setting charges for stevedoring services. Also repeals the

  Bass Strait Sea Passenger Service Agreement Act 1984

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Blood Authority Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Establishes the National Blood Authority to manage and coordinate Australia’s blood supply in accordance with the National Blood Agreement agreed by the Commonwealth, States and Territories. Also provides for corporate plans, reporting requirements and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997

  to exempt from goods and services tax certain transactions and transfers associated with the corporatisation of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Enhancement Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Justice and Customs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Crimes Act 1914

  to: provide for the taking of both photographs and fingerprints of a convicted person; clarify consequences of refusal to take part in an identification parade; extend the class of indictable offences that may be dealt with summarily; enable DNA profile matching for unknown deceased persons; extend the provisions relating to ministerial arrangements for sharing DNA information; and make technical corrections to sentencing and parole provisions;

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  to remove a repealed reference;

  Australian Protective Service Act 1987

  and

  Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991

  to assist deployment of air security officers on Australian international flights;

  Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001

  to remove a redundant reference;

  Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001

  and

  Corporations Act 2001

  to allow information to be passed to the Australian Crime Commission;

  Crimes at Sea Act 2000

  to clarify that the application of Northern Territory criminal law in adjacent territorial sea areas does not include Commonwealth criminal law in force in the Territory;

  Criminology Research Act 1971

  to include a representative of the Australian Capital Territory on the Criminology Research Council and make consequential amendments;

  Foreign Evidence Act 1994

  to remove the requirement for foreign material to bear an official or public seal;

  International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995

  to augment the assistance given to international war crimes tribunals, including allowing the use of video links;

  Mutual Assistance in Business Regulation Act 1992

  to remove restrictions on the Attorney-General’s delegation powers;

  Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  to clarify the Official Trustee’s power to sell restrained property;

  Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

  to allow parole board warrants to be executed interstate; and

  Australian Crime Commission Establishment Act 2002

  ,

  Crimes Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989

  ,

  Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994

  and

  Retirement Savings Accounts (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997

  to correct misdescribed amendments. Also makes technical corrections to 11 Acts in relation to part numbering in the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and contains a saving provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration (Visa Application) Charge Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Migration (Visa Application) Charge Act 1997

  to provide for: a visa application charge limit of $26 745 in relation to certain visa applications made during the 2002-2003 financial year; and indexation of the new visa application charge limit. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Contributory Parents Migration Scheme) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Migration (Visa Application) Charge Amendment Bill 2002, the bill amends the

  Migration Act 1958

  to make minor technical amendments in relation to the visa application charge limit; and Migration Regulations 1994 to: establish new parent visa classes and subclasses, both offshore and onshore; increase the assurance of support bond and period of effect in relation to applicants for the new parent visa classes; and offset the health costs of parent entry by requiring applicants for the new visa classes to pay an additional application charge. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment (Earlier Access to Farm Management Deposits) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to: exempt farmers in “exceptional circumstances” declared areas from the requirement that farm management deposits have to be held for 12 months in order to qualify for tax concessions; and make minor amendments in relation to the operation of the farm management deposit scheme. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: provide for income tax deductions for gifts to certain organisations; and enable co-operative companies to either frank distributions to shareholders or claim existing deductions for distributions of assessable income to shareholders;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997

  and

  Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986

  to take into account capital gains or losses while shares or rights are in an employee share trust;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  to correct an anomaly in the reasonable benefit limit provisions;

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to: recognise expenditures associated with closing down a facility that has ceased to be used for a petroleum project but continues to be used under an infrastructure licence; and provide for uniform treatment of partial use arrangements. Also makes technical amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  and 11 other Acts; ensures that there are no taxation consequences as a result of the corporate conversion of AGL (Australian Gas Light Company) and its registration; and contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum